Game of Thrones officially delayed until 2019

HBO revealed on Thursday that GoT will return for its eighth and final season in 2019 and contain 6 episodes.

Although it had been thought the series would take a year off from the airwaves this year, it hadn't officially been confirmed by the network.

An announcement from United States premium cable channel HBO has confirmed long suspected rumours that the show would not return in 2018.

The series is HBO's biggest hit ever with some 30 million viewers in the United States alone and an army of devoted fans worldwide.

Writers for the new season are: Benioff, Weiss, Bryan Cogman and Dave Hill. For one thing, there was already a lengthy delay between seasons six and seven, and that's before the episodes were reportedly upgraded to the length of feature films.

HBO makes it official an announces the final Season of Game of Thrones will debut in 2019.

On the other hand, Season 7 which was aired in past summer was of seven episodes while multiple episodes of which were more than an hour long. Filming for the final season is set to conclude in mid-2018 ahead of next year's release.

HBO shows Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in a scene from "Game of Thrones". We'll nearly certainly be waiting a while, given that the new season won't premiere until 2019.

Game Of Thrones bosses have confirmed the final season will not air until 2019, and when it does come it will be short and sweet. It will also only be six episodes long, though the episodes will be longer than average.

He missed most of that season, played through the injury in 2016, and was not able to play in any games this season. Chuck Pagano rode quarterback Andrew Luck all the way to the AFC Championship Game in 2014.

However, it is unlikely that Houston will allow him to coach next season without signing him to a contract extension. The Texans just could not catch a break this season, but they have the pieces to their fortunes around quickly.

At least 23 people are injured in a fire that breaks out in a building in the Bronx, New York City, on January 2, 2018 . " #FDNY members continue to operate on scene this morning of a 7-alarm fire, 1547 Commonwealth Ave #Bronx".

Caldwell doesn't want to make any excuses for his team failing to reach the postseason for the second time in three seasons. Follow along as we bring you live updates and analysis from the game from kickoff through the final whistle.

The last thing the Eagles need is for Alshon Jeffrey or Zach Ertz to get hurt heading into the playoffs, not to mention Foles. Sidney Jones is active for the Eagles ' regular season finale against the Cowboys at the Linc on New Year's Eve.

Upcoming CES would witness the showcasing of massive 88-inch OLED TV from the South Korean manufacturers. To recall, the largest OLED screen size debuted with support for 4K resolution back in the day.

Employees seem to feel that it does not matter, if you switch jobs or not when getting paid so little. The minimum wage for employees of smaller businesses with fewer than 11 employees will be $12/hour.

According to NASA , a blue moon happens every two-and-a-half years. "The moon will turn red or coppery during the total eclipse". This happens at least twice a year - but in this case, it's the fact that all these events coincide that makes it so cool.

In the days ahead, we will be calling for an emergency session both here in NY , and at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. She said they must seize the moment instead of letting the regime overcome popular opposition , as it has in the past.

There was no confirmation of widespread reports that at least two people had been shot dead in the small western town of Dorud. President Donald Trump , who has imposed additional sanctions on Tehran and has threatened to scuttle the nuclear accord.

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